Tag: Government
Spain’s minority government faces budget revolt from junior allies
MADRID: Political allies of Spain's minority socialist government have pulled support for its budget hours before a vote in parliament on Friday in a...
Balochistan govt announces three-day mourning on Mastung attack
The Balochistan government on Saturday announced to observe three-day mourning across the province in the wake of the tragic Mastung terror attack.
According to a...
Don’t try to make money off rising petrol prices, SC tells...
ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar on Sunday said that the rising petroleum prices is not a way for the government to...
Govt to tighten rules against money laundering: Ali Jehangir
WASHINGTON: Ali Jehangir Siddiqui, Pakistan’s ambassador to the United States said that there would be no major impact on country’s economy after being placed on the Paris-based...
US sanctions aim to turn Iranians against government: Khamenei
DUBAI: US economic pressure on Iran is intended to turn Iranians against their government, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was quoted as saying on...
Spain swears in mostly-female government
MADRID: King Felipe VI on Thursday swore in Spain's new pro-EU government, with women holding the majority of ministerial posts.
Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez...
SC holds outgoing govt responsible for water crisis
CJP criticises Nawaz Sharif, Asif Ali Zardari for ‘doing nothing’ to ‘prioritise water issues’
Top court orders Aitzaz Ahsan to submit recommendations on...
Summary for appointing Drap chief to be sent to caretaker govt
ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of National Health Services (NHS) is likely to send a summary to the caretaker government for appointing the Drug Regulatory Authority...
SC gives govt more time to arrest alleged killer of former...
ISLAMABAD: Supreme Court (SC) has adjourned the hearing of the case of the murder of former Attorney General Sardar Khan for an indefinite period...
Syria seeks to recapture southwest: foreign minister
BEIRUT: The Syrian government wants to recapture insurgent territory in the southwest through a settlement in which fighters accept state rule or leave, the foreign...
Major laws passed by PML-N govt in its five-year term
As the current government complete its constitutional five-year tenure at midnight on Thursday, the country prepares to hold the general elections on July 25, 2018,...
Despite a bumpy tenure, PML-N achieves first full term in govt
LAHORE: The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) government completed its five-year term for the first time in the history of the party, at midnight on...
50-50 star Majid Jahangir seeks govt’s assistance for medical treatment
LAHORE: 50-50 is undoubtedly one of the most iconic programmes of Pakistan Television (PTV), aired during the early 1980s and was loosely based on...
ECP to decide caretaker PM if matter remains unresolved: PM
ISLAMABAD: Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) will decide the name of the caretaker prime minister (PM) if the government and opposition fail to reach...
PTI declines PM’s invitation for breakfast-meeting
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Vice Chairman Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Tuesday declined Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi’s request for a breakfast meeting with the...
Performance of PML-N govt an example for all, says CM
--Shehbaz Sharif claims people of KP, Sindh remained 'badly ignored'
--Inaugurates pathology lab, first OPD block and hepatitis treatment centre in Jhelum DHQ hospital
LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister...
CJP tells illegal allottees to vacate govt residences within a month
ISLAMABAD: Supreme Court (SC) on Thursday gave an ultimatum of one month to all illegal allottees to vacate the government residences, seeking a report from...
